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Northwest Iberian montane forests, the Glossary

The Northwest Iberian montane forests is a Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregion in southwestern Europe.^[1]

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Ecoregions of Europe
Ecoregions of Portugal
Ecoregions of Spain
Ecoregions of the Mediterranean Basin

Arbutus unedo

Arbutus unedo, commonly known as strawberry tree, or chorleywood in the United Kingdom, is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the family Ericaceae, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Western Europe.

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Betula pubescens

Betula pubescens (syn. Betula alba), commonly known as downy birch and also as moor birch, white birch, European white birch or hairy birch, is a species of deciduous tree, native and abundant throughout northern Europe and northern Asia, growing farther north than any other broadleaf tree.

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Calluna

Calluna vulgaris, common heather, ling, or simply heather, is the sole species in the genus Calluna in the flowering plant family Ericaceae.

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Cantabrian mixed forests

The Cantabrian mixed forests is a temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion in southwestern Europe. Northwest Iberian montane forests and Cantabrian mixed forests are ecoregions of Portugal, ecoregions of Spain, Montane forests and Palearctic ecoregions.

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Cantabrian Mountains

The Cantabrian Mountains or Cantabrian Range (Cordillera Cantábrica) are one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain.

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Castile and León

Castile and León is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain.

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Celtis australis

Celtis australis, the European nettle tree, Mediterranean hackberry, lote tree, or honeyberry, is a deciduous tree native to Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor.

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Central Region, Portugal

The Central Region (Região do Centro) or Central Portugal is one of the statistical regions of Portugal.

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Doñana National Park

Doñana National Park or Parque Nacional y Natural de Doñana is a natural reserve in Andalusia, southern Spain, in the provinces of Huelva (most of its territory within the municipality of Almonte), Cádiz and Seville.

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Douro

The Douro (Duero; Mirandese: Douro ˈdowɾʊ; Durius) is the largest river of the Iberian Peninsula by discharge.

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Ebro

The Ebro (Spanish and Basque; Ebre) is a river of the north and northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, in Spain.

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Ecoregion

An ecoregion (ecological region) is an ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than a bioregion, which in turn is smaller than a biogeographic realm.

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Erica arborea

Erica arborea, the tree heath or tree heather, is a species of flowering plant (angiosperms) in the heather family Ericaceae, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania in East Africa.

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Erica scoparia

Erica scoparia, the green heather or Common Besom Heath, is a shrubby European species of heath in the flowering plant family Ericaceae.

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Extremadura

Extremadura (Estremaúra; Estremadura; Fala: Extremaúra) is a landlocked autonomous community of Spain.

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Galicia (Spain)

Galicia (Galicia (officially) or Galiza; Galicia) is an autonomous community of Spain and historic nationality under Spanish law.

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Heath

A heath is a shrubland habitat found mainly on free-draining infertile, acidic soils and characterised by open, low-growing woody vegetation.

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Iberian conifer forests

The Iberian conifer forests is a Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregion in southwestern Europe. Northwest Iberian montane forests and Iberian conifer forests are ecoregions of Europe, ecoregions of Spain, ecoregions of the Mediterranean Basin, Montane forests and Palearctic ecoregions.

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Iberian Peninsula

The Iberian Peninsula (IPA), also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in south-western Europe, defining the westernmost edge of Eurasia.

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Iberian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests

The Iberian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests is a Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregion in southwestern Europe. Northwest Iberian montane forests and Iberian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests are ecoregions of Europe, ecoregions of Portugal, ecoregions of Spain, ecoregions of the Mediterranean Basin and Palearctic ecoregions.

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Iberian wolf

The Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus, or Canis lupus lupus, Spanish and Portuguese: Lobo ibérico), is a subspecies of grey wolf.

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Juniperus communis

Juniperus communis, the common juniper, is a species of small tree or shrub in the cypress family Cupressaceae.

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Juniperus oxycedrus

Juniperus oxycedrus, vernacularly called Cade, cade juniper, prickly juniper, prickly cedar, or sharp cedar, is a species of juniper, native across the Mediterranean region, growing on a variety of rocky sites from sea level.

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Juniperus phoenicea

Juniperus phoenicea, the Phoenicean juniper or Arâr, is a juniper found throughout the Mediterranean region.

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Juniperus thurifera

Juniperus thurifera (Spanish juniper) is a species of juniper native to the mountains of the western Mediterranean region, from southern France (including Corsica) across eastern and central Spain to Morocco and locally in northern Algeria.

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La Rioja

La Rioja is an autonomous community and province in Spain, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula.

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Laurus nobilis

Laurus nobilis is an aromatic evergreen tree or large shrub with green, glabrous (smooth) leaves.

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Mediterranean climate

A Mediterranean climate, also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen as Cs, is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude).

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Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub

Mediterranean forests, woodlands and scrub is a biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. Northwest Iberian montane forests and Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub are sclerophyll forests.

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Montes de León

The Montes de León (Spanish for "mountains of León", named after the ancient Kingdom of León) is a mountain range in north-western Spain, in the provinces of León, Zamora and Ourense.

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Montesinho Natural Park

The Montesinho Natural Park (Parque Natural de Montesinho) is a protected area located in the municipalities of Vinhais and Bragança, northeastern Portugal.

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North Region, Portugal

The North Region (Região do Norte) or Northern Portugal is the most populous region in Portugal, ahead of Lisbon, and the third most extensive by area.

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Olive

The olive, botanical name Olea europaea, meaning 'European olive', is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin.

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Palearctic realm

The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. Northwest Iberian montane forests and Palearctic realm are ecoregions of Europe.

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Pinus nigra

Pinus nigra, the Austrian pine or black pine, is a moderately variable species of pine, occurring across Southern Europe from the Iberian Peninsula to the eastern Mediterranean, on the Anatolian peninsula of Turkey, Corsica and Cyprus, as well as Crimea and in the high mountains of Northwest Africa.

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Pinus pinaster

Pinus pinaster, the maritime pine or cluster pine, is a pine native to the south Atlantic Europe region and parts of the western Mediterranean.

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Pinus sylvestris

Pinus sylvestris, the Scots pine (UK), Scotch pine (US), Baltic pine, or European red pine is a species of tree in the pine family Pinaceae that is native to Eurasia.

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Pistacia lentiscus

Pistacia lentiscus (also lentisk or mastic) is a dioecious evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Pistacia native to the Mediterranean Basin.

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Pistacia terebinthus

Pistacia terebinthus also called the terebinth and the turpentine tree, is a deciduous shrub species of the genus Pistacia, native to the Mediterranean region from the western regions of Morocco and Portugal to Greece and western and southeastern Turkey.

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Populus tremula

Populus tremula (commonly called aspen, common aspen, Eurasian aspen, European aspen, or quaking aspen) is a species of poplar native to cool temperate regions of the Old World.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.

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Protected area

Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values.

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Province of Salamanca

Salamanca is a province of western Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile and León (Castilla y León).

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Quercus faginea

Quercus faginea, the Portuguese oak, is a species of oak native to the western Mediterranean region in the Iberian Peninsula.

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Quercus pyrenaica

Quercus pyrenaica, also known as Pyrenean oak, or Spanish oak is a tree native to southwestern Europe and northwestern North Africa.

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Quercus robur

Quercus robur, the pedunculate oak or English oak, is a species of flowering plant in the beech and oak family, Fagaceae.

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Quercus rotundifolia

Quercus rotundifolia, the holm oak or ballota oak, is an evergreen oak native to the western Mediterranean region, with the majority of the population in the Iberian Peninsula and minor populations in Northwest Africa.

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Quercus suber

Quercus suber, commonly called the cork oak, is a medium-sized, evergreen oak tree in the section ''Quercus'' sect. ''Cerris''.

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Retuertas

The Retuertas or italic is a Spanish breed of horse indigenous to Andalusia.

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Rhamnus alaternus

Rhamnus alaternus is a species of flowering plant in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae, known by the common names Italian buckthorn or Mediterranean buckthorn.

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Sanabria Lake Natural Park

The Sanabria Lake Natural Park (Spanish: Parque Natural del Lago de Sanabria) is a natural park in Spain located around Sanabria Lake in the Sanabria comarca, northwest part of the Zamora Province, in the mountainous area of Sierra Segundera and Sierra de la Cabrera.

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Sclerophyll

Sclerophyll is a type of vegetation that is adapted to long periods of dryness and heat. Northwest Iberian montane forests and Sclerophyll are sclerophyll forests.

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Serra da Estrela

Serra da Estrela is the highest mountain range in Continental Portugal.

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Serra da Estrela Natural Park

Serra da Estrela Natural Park is situated in the largest mountain range in Portugal - the Serra da Estrela, and is the source of the rivers Mondego, Zêzere (tributary of the Tagus), and Alva.

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Serra da Malcata Nature Reserve

Serra da Malcata Nature Reserve is a Portuguese nature reserve.

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Serra de São Mamede

Serra de São Mamede (Saint Mammes Range) is a mountain range in Portalegre District, Portugal.

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Sierra de Gredos

The Sierra de Gredos is a mountain range in central Spain that spans the provinces of Ávila, Salamanca, Cáceres, Madrid, and Toledo.

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Sierra de Gredos Regional Park

Sierra de Gredos Regional Park (in Spanish "Parque Regional de la Sierra de Gredos") is a protected natural area in Spain, covering 86,397 hectares.

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Sierra de Villuercas

Sierra de Villuercas or Sierra de las Villuercas, also known as Sierra de Guadalupe after nearby Guadalupe town, is a mountain range in the greater Montes de Toledo range, Spain.

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Sil Canyon

The Sil Canyon (Canón do Sil) is a gorge in Galicia, Spain along the Sil.

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Sistema Central

The Central System, Spanish and Sistema Central, is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in the Iberian Peninsula.

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Sistema Ibérico

The Iberian System (Sistema Ibérico) is one of the major systems of mountain ranges in Spain.

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Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests

The Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests is a Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregion in southwestern Europe. Northwest Iberian montane forests and southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests are ecoregions of Europe, ecoregions of Portugal, ecoregions of Spain, Palearctic ecoregions and sclerophyll forests.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Iberian_montane_forests

, Sanabria Lake Natural Park, Sclerophyll, Serra da Estrela, Serra da Estrela Natural Park, Serra da Malcata Nature Reserve, Serra de São Mamede, Sierra de Gredos, Sierra de Gredos Regional Park, Sierra de Villuercas, Sil Canyon, Sistema Central, Sistema Ibérico, Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests, Spain, Stone pine, Tagus, Ulex.

Northwest Iberian montane forests, the Glossary

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See also

Ecoregions of Europe

Ecoregions of Portugal

Ecoregions of Spain

Ecoregions of the Mediterranean Basin

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